Anna Kirgiorgis
Anna D. Kirgiorgis, age 91, passed away peacefully in Napa on June 5, 2006, surrounded by her family. Anna was born on Sept. 19, 1914, in Chios, Greece, and was educated there as well. She moved to New York in 1968 with her late husband, Dimitrios and their three children: Katerina, Kostas and Apostolos. She subsequently moved to Napa in 1985 and has resided with her daughter Katerina, son-in-law Chris, grandson Jimmy, his wife Monica and their children ever since.
Napa designer fashions business from scratch
Decorated in her signature colors of robin's egg blue, black and white, dress designer Martha Blanchfield held a grand opening of her new Napa design studio, Martha Blanchfield Custom Gown Design.
Delta Air Lines files petition to terminate pilots' pension plan
ATLANTA -- Delta Air Lines Inc. will file a request Monday to terminate its pilots' pension plan, the company's chief executive said Friday. But the nation's third-largest carrier still holds out hope pension reform will save other employees' retirement plans.
World Cup soccer fever has consumers scoring new televisions
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Hollywood under pressure to lure movie audiences
LOS ANGELES -- Movie marketing is big business.
America's Polo Ralph Lauren to outfit Wimbledon officials
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